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Self Mcnding Insect. and Snakes.

Tho secretary of the Illinois Scientific asso-
clinton not long ago related in Scientific
American the Circumstance of breaking a
snake into pieces from ono TO two inches
long. from the anus 10 tho tipof his tail-two-
thirds of the whole way-then placing a cage
over him. On returning TO fireplace, twenty
four hours after, the snake was there, sound
and whole in full length
Ia recent issue of the same Journal q
New Hampshire correspondent says: A SINH
lar operation is performed by the insect
known as the earwig. One resting ON a board
was cut in two with q knife, when the head
half crawled away about a foot, and, after
making circuit, came back TO the tail half
butted against it, and WIS again united with
it, when the severed insect became whole--a
perfect, living moving object
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rd,son on the Labor Question.

Thomas Edison, the electrician when
asked bv newspaper interviewer what
he Thought Of the Kecly motor, replied:
~ have never seen IL, 80 have 10 opin-
io,, about il. But all the results he is
said 10 have obtained can be got from
compressed air All the air in this room
can be condensed into liquid that could
be carried in a albert shell. and its explo-
siye force would be tremendous Skill
fully released and reconstructed, II would
move q great machine In reply 10 the
question, when motive power gets 10 be
four times as cheap as il is, Mr.. Edison,
what will become Of the laboring man!
ole will be enriched by a. Machinery
will be his slave Sec how machinery has
multiplied I'm the last fifty years. As
direct result. workingmen get double the
WAGES they lid then and the necessities
of life cost only half as much. In other
words a hand worker can today buy ioar
times as much with ten hours OF Work as
his f,ther could fifty years ago. For the
first time in the worlds history skilled
mechanic con buy barrel Of flour with a
single days work lac machinery in the
United states represents the labor ~
1000. 600, 900 men. OF fifty times as much
labor as that Of all the men in the coun-
try.
"When motive power = still further
cheapened-say in another gencraton-l
believe that the unskilled laborer if sober
and industrious, can have house OF his
own and horse and carriage and a
library and a piano. II is terrible stu
uiditv that leads some labOrug men 10
suppose that machinery is their foe tits
the thing that gives them independence
and even freedom without machinery
society would drift into the condition Of
master and slave The multiplication OF
machinery means for every worker more
food. better clothes, better house, less
work. IN fact, believe that the indeii-
mite increase Of machinery Is going TO
solve what folks call The labor question
TINT is, the desire of hand workers to
get a bigger slice of the margin Of profit ~
Scientific American.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
Atmospheric Contamination.

Not q little has been done already by
means Of household ventilation and sys-
tematic house drainage t0 purify tine air
we breathe lu another direction very
little indeed ha, been accomplished.
though measures of reform are not only
most desirable, but are likely inmany cases
TO become ID carried out, an actua source
of income We refer to- the refuse product
emitted hy manufactures and wCrkields
Notwithstanding the circulation Of fresh
air which is constantly lowing over town
aud country it must bee allowed That
there is i'm many places an excess of n0X-
iOus matter in the atmosphere above what
is compatible with healthy life COal
dust. iron filings, clay from p0uer.es, ear
bonic gases from brckhcld-, sulphur0us
gases and hydroohloric acid from metal
and chemical works, besides ammOnIucal
vap0rs. yitrOus and nitric acids. arsom
Gus and other metallic fumes, 0rganio
gaseous products of decay, are still freely
cast forth I'm the surrounding air. Their
influence i'm the atmosphere is often
plainly perceptible by the senses, and If
not as plainly poisonous, mas. without
doubt, it's share in THAT subtle impairment
OF vitality 20 which We have referred
The question relating 20 atmosphere
contamination from This source aud its
treatment is a large one and deserving of
consideration alike by economists, sani-
tarians and the general public. London
Lancet
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regretted as the Crows have not usually been
among the troublesome Indians. Indeed.
during most of this century they have been
az war with those who We're ut war with the
United Sts'os The Sioux and Piegans are
their hereditary enemies. But the usual
ali Identities arose between the Indians and the
whites who settle near or travel through
their reservation; the bad young mon, led
b. Sword Bearer. am ambition Chief. fired
into the Crow agency bullns Gen. Kruger
and Con Armstrong demand aat thetubo
surrender the guilty. This was refused. aud
war began Unless the Indians surrender
without "a contest, which is NOT their lyle,
matters viii now take laer usual course.
D.. Old and weafisom- details Uil be- pre-
scented. First, % tedious campaign, ending
with a surprise and massacre of some Indian
camp: theu a slow hunt for the scattered
braves tin tine chiefs give mp tue fight, then
a Grand powwow about "our white brother
nnd the "uoat father ondiu. n a demand
blythe white comuonirin v.ryr'ain Saxon,
rendered by the Interpreter into the kissing
complicated phrases and cumhrCu u0lv,vIia-
hlcs of The abort NAL tongue. Then there
viii be peace with that tribe tiIi the old war
riors forget this chastsement or "a -st ol war
riors grow mp with the hot blood of YOUTH
and thon. 81 the tribe is not too badly Worn
ou'. they wiil uv 10 again.
Such has been the general round of Indian
Wit. bat occasionally There rs "a sensational
variation. 10 sometlmes happens THAT an
American force is annihIatci. ana ofteuer,
perhaps than am Indian uho Is c.tlrmi-
naied And. oddly enough, such things have
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

On. NHrra att nation Wa5 9mIh|alod H
Oh. NOTED Rhode Island swamp, more fiau
100 uaiTi0r wore Slain nl nearly a lc
women AND children burned todaath0 taken
I.f1 Slavery But o. cost Now England "a
tDu-nnl lives. Thirteen town. destroyed and
over s01.UO The poquods bad tried if u
Connocl cuf 600 warriors, with their women
onl ciHdrn wore slaughtered in one fort
srl roasted Doe hiloDu, heap In Virginia
o.. Indians surprised Bradl0ck, aud 1is
British and American were killed and
wounded Tho tideof civilization and settle
meut rollei n from NeW England 20 New
York, and the lroQuois conloderacy made
the next great stand. Sullivan. The Long
Knife" literally swept their towns with
destruction A great native American
civilization was completely bloued out
The whites suffered m like manner
a. wyoming and Cherry Valley Pontiac
bad previously formed his great confcdemcy
in the northwest. and been defeated and
s0in Tocuu4h, the Shawnee was thenext
o. form the design of uniting an the Indians
against the ever oncroaching white. but
after many minor battles and massacres. his
c0ufedcracv was broken Nov. 9, 1911, 40 Tip
p.canoe Io won't to Canada 20 renew tho
Var against the Americans, and died fight
H.. at the battle of the Thames Since bis
tiuetlerc has lemu0 extensive c0nlederacy.
BIZ There haye baen many Indian Rals.
many awful ma-acrss Indeed, every step
iu Jhc loa and wonderful march Of Ameri-
can civilization from the Atlantic 90 the
Rocky mountains has been on bloody battle
grounds
The long peace after islj was broken iy
The Florida war; which n0 American com
aaes matter ~ pride After the Semi
noles were hunted down. another and much
longer peace endured. til civilization invaded
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Maanuni,o Tho Sand cro,r, Indians Of eastern

Meanwhile the Sand Crcsl; indians OF eastern
Colorado had given little trouble; force
under Col Chivington fell upon them
while in their home camp and unsus-
pccting, aud massocred men, women
and children The tribe was annihilatcd
Early in 1858 Gen. 7. +. Conner fcil on the
Bannocks and ShoshOnos in their winter
camp on Bear river, Idaho, slaughtered some
hundreds and brought the rest t0terms. In
1862 the Sioux Of Minnesota rose and massa-
cred all the border settlers for 200 miles save
those who escaped 90 the larger towns and
military posts. The Indians were subdued
and partially punished The slaughter Of
Black Kettles band in their winter camp by
Gen Custer, and Of the Piegans by force
sent by Cen Sheridan, next excited atten-
tior. and the latter was rercly denounced
Both these. however. were soon forgotten in
the interest excited by the famous. or inta-
nous, Camp Grant MASSACRE IN Arizona.
Pursuant 20 treaties lately made "a large
baud of Apaches, including the women and
children. had formed under the protection Of
the United States fort a motley band of
Americans, Moxicans and Indians OF the
-emi-civilized Papag0s. Yumas. Pimas and
Coco Maricopas made forced night march
from their rendezvous, fell upon these In
dams al dayhrcak and slaughtered men, wo-
men and children. A hundred and one per-
sons were arrested by the United States au-
thorities and brought TO trial for this action,
but in the state Of public opinion in thot ter
ritory none of them could be convicted.
After this the m0nOtOny was somewhat
broken. and il was the Indians turn to have
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The fact that the remains of the great
naturalist Audubon lie in an obscure and lit
tie visited portion OF Trinity cemetery, New
York city, may be news 20 some readers, yet
such i, the fact, At the late meeting i'm New
York OF the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, this fact was
brought 10 the attention Of the members, and
1t is believed that IN the near future thore
will be erected q suitable monument % the
memory ot America first naturalist 1t is
proposed hy the association referred to that
interest be taken i'm this project by scientists
in all departments, and i'm all portions of the
country
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

Alr Firth tells Us iva his "Remiuis-
ceucas" TINT Turner once characterized
bis own pictures in neat way AT q
dinner where J was present % salad was
Offered o. Turner. who called the atten-
ton of his neighhor at The table Jones
Lloyd. afierward Lord Overstoncl TO 30 i'm
the following words: Nice cool green,
that lettuce. isn't il' And The beetroot
pretty rcd-not quite strong enough. and
the mixture delicate tint OF yellow that
Add some mustard, and then you have
one Of NY pictures. New York IriD-
me
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
A Ncn ni.lnfectant from Coal On.

A new dlsinfcctant Of great power has been
introduced in Paris II isa brown liquid of
sirupy consistcnce Water is turned milky
by a small addition, and the odor impaired
is not disagrceable An examination of the
product Justilies the superstition that 1t is a
peculiar specialization Of coal oil by caustic
soda II is especially adapted for disinfect-
ing localities where epidemics rage 1t cures
skin diseases in animals, and gives luster 10
the hair. Ii destroys mos and fungus on
trees and plants
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

ATLANTIC RUBBER STAMP NAhfft
TURING co. l.li b.. MHn
urCu Aui importers Of stamp I.tU
OLD DOMINION hl hBEh. STAMP HNNn'
HUl Bank street. Agents wanted
circular
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

The peculiar red hat worn 10y the cardi-
nails for few moments when they receive
their titles, the same rs the one that can
be seen suspended over the altar i'm ST.
Pa,rIck's cathedral has arrived from
Rome for Cardinal Gibbons The shape
of this hat is somewhat Ikea Dig Mexican
sombrero, and it has bunch Of thirteen
tassels ranged in graduated lines attached
to the side When the cardinal gets his
ring and title one of these hat, is put ON
his head for few minutes hy Che pope
and then 10 is taken of and never used
again When the cardinal dies DO is put
at the foot OF DIS bier and when he is
buried 10 is Suspended over the altar of his
church until his successor is appointed,
just as the one that can now be seen at
the cothedrals Halter and Furricr
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

solenoid or hollow bobb.n of wire. d, hay
ing an iron core passing through DTS middle
This core is carried hy q spring. Il, at It's
upper end. and at it's lower enl b free 20 vi
brate between the poles OF the magnet y 5.
1t is .polarizcl~ maneticaiiF. ~ that whom
The alternating currents n the hue coming
frou the mqgneto generator Zig j.
trat.l-.e t..o bobbiu, b dig %. the core vi
brajo- between the poles of thc magnet, y
s Oi. 81. The core carries % clappcr, C.,
which hii the bell, h.. at oery vibration
Thu the pull ON handle, b Fig D, cm-s
the capp.r. q Zig. q, TO strike the bell
lle ab9t. describes only one variety of
TIM invention, bat there are others, de
signed for railway stations and large estab-
lishmcn made on the same principle
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

rle total number OF children within the
age of compulsory school years in Prussia
is :. 800 GOO. of whom $500. 600 attend
school. There are more than 200 600
teachers in $1,000 elementary schools
The average number Of pupils 10 one
teacher Is seventy-eight. - Science.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
Polished Finished Surfaces.

Oil Is usually employed for polishing deli
cate instruments, which tends TO soil those
using them OIL may be adyantageously re
placed by mixture of three parts Of glyce
rine and one Of alcohol for large surfaces
When small ones are to be treated, pure gly.
oerins can - used
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

90; HENRY fkOELING. ms ro..f,..
nneiiiis. 20 Nncsapeake aud ONO az
nond ana Allegheny milroads .l h.c .
uen'ion TO ORES ana miueui. waters F''''' f'.
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a Tongue In Knots.

! IcOntracted malaria in the amps Of Louis
lana while working the telegraph company
and us, d every Kind OF me icine ould hear
OF wi hout relief. M last succeeded in break
/ ing the fever. but 10 cost me over 500. and
+ then my sys EN- was Frustrated and -atursted
with malarid poison aud I became a most
helpless. ] finally came here. my moutl -o
filled with sores that / could scarcely eat. and
my tongue raw and allied with little knots.
Various remedies were rosorted % without
effect l bought two bottles If b. b. 3. and
IL has cured and strengthened me. All sores OF
my mouth are he led md my ngue entirely
clear Of knots AID ,oreness. and / feel ike a
new man. AZ. BRfrr0y.
Jackson, Tenn. April 90. lss6
>tiH Joints-A Most Remarkable Case of
scrofnia and Rheumatism.
has, litt e. boy twelve years old whose
knee, have been irawn almost double aud his
joints r. perfectly stifi, and ha. been IN this
condition three years. unable 10 walk During
that time De Medical Board of Iou. on
county examined him. and pronounced the dis
ease scrotult aud pre- cr Oel. but n0 benefit
cyerceryet. I then useda m ich advertised
preparation without benefit. Three weeks ago
bee ecame perfectly helpless aud suffered
dreadmny.
A friend who had used D. B b. advisedi Jos
use. Tie hasusel one bottle and au pain has
ceased and ho can n0w wllk This ha. been
pronounced most wonderful acfion. as his
complaint bad haHolcrcDf hug Ishaucon-
tinuo 90 u.eIt on him.
MRs. EuNA GRFFUHs
nfff. rTnrr fr....H. t r.-.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

My a few days
AGO the Crow IN
dians were out,
as tho western
phrase goes, and on
Nov. 90 sharp little
brittle occurred be-
tween them and a
detachment of the
First United States
cavalry in which
one soldier was
killed. two badly
wounded and five
Indians killed This
Is The more Go be
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

What a,tudy there is to ho maleof the odd
collection of male ana female oo1Isfs who
people the galleries of the Lorrro' Old
women with gray crs bending over therosy
nulltie OF copies from hlueher-as it nere
Aiect1 illuminate the manuscript 0f Au-
acrcOu, yellow skinned women with gray
biba and ,peciacIes perchel on the top of
,tepladders hung with green serge 70 spare
tls mode.ty of their JEAN limbs, porcelain
painters grimacing through D. nl.ni Fiug
glass a- they copy the outombmanl "a Titan.
lt.leVtherel Old men in black b'olsos. their
hair ported in thc middle. and loodng ik
angelic dwarfs preserved in spirits of wine
What J, the history OF all thesa pers0nllca
tions of irony vino have been cast 10 tho feet
Of masterpieces by hunger, misery. want, OF
the desperation of mistaken vocation
Poor ridiculous folk picking up the crumb.
and aim. Of art at the feet Of is gods. Anl
yet these copyists must have their homes
their pleasures AMI their passions They
WOO, we suppose. and marry, TOR have we no
seen Il touching and innocent declaration
iove--two peaches placed by IN unknown
hand on the I'D Of an unguarded collar box
Art Amateur.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

Reported by q. w. Branch 4 Co, bankers
and broker, No. I'LL Main street
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17
INDIAN WARS.
BITS OF HISTORY SUGGESTED az
THE RECENT CROW OUTBREAK.

Contests with savage Americans from
the Earliest Days Rccalied-The SEMI
mole. Modoc, Apache and other Wars.
The Massacre Of Custer and His Mem
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the new magnetic
bells, which are
here illustrated, no
battery IS cd, the
bell generating it's
own electricity by
the act OF pulling
the bell pull
Fig ! shows the
portion Of the bell
which generates
the current, and
Fig. 2 the actual
hell which rings
when the current
travcrses it, In
Fig. /, y $ is a
strong double horse
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

of insulated wire,
c. which are CON
noclod i'm circuit
with the line A
handle, II, the bell
pull, is attached TO
the bobbin. which
is suspended by a
spring, so that
when the handle is
sharply pulled and
let go the boobins
vibrate in thcmag
netic field between
the poles of the
magnets and gen
crafo a current of
electricity which
traverses the limo
wire ~ the electric
h,ll shown in Fig.
. This consists OF
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DIRECTORY


me D'rectory beloc II reliau c,,
business h0nses, stctng Her beot.'. s.re
'1s''eSs, 'o'H De Jound Dcry usetDi ,.,'.'ha
y rqerepoe fur Information y,I,,'., a. ''''f's
ana al ne dgeent brancles ofb,s,'
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WALLaN a HUAY. -.l... ..I
sut.'- Monuments. t0mI-. n.II
t.Ur. $50.
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VI. y. DlMNOCk. lhB T.. Main .,.
respOndcncc solicited.
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RICHMOND PAINIaIOhE. n... To-.
Paints. oils. glass. a.d painters
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SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
THAT RARE BIRD, THE KaFFiR CRANE,
WITH ITS CURIOUS CROWN.
How Insects and Snakes After Being Cut
I'm Pieces Reunite the Severed Parts and
become Whole AGaip--Eicctrio Belle
that Work without Batteries.

In electric house bells it is frequently the
battery which gets out Of order, thus inter
sering with the working Of the system In
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-17

street Hair cutting. dt,'.g
sNampOOiug. '"tt
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Contractors and Builder.
A. 4. HOUSTON. lUb J.. Ms.. .l....-
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D .'' D., DALE. ljD r.. Ns.n sfre.t
sg..,. "'' % mems and g. and s458 Lad ..
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". NICK kEDfOHu. if- B. Stain aroa-
Nsn 9f the Horse. AHnuiao.IHI.0 HH0.e-
sale dealer.
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S. what those who are acquainted with
BON. cali Dr. UaNd's Vegetable Liver Pills.
jcIng free from Mercury and aI Mineral Poi
.uus, they are Safe and Harmless. As they
UutHIu fhe most Valuable Vegetable Ingrod-
emo. known t0 Pharmacy they are the best
.ure iOr Sick Headache. Bli0usness. C0nstI-
PATTON q d Liver disorder. Only - cents "a
InN.
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d. Rocky mountains, then Indian war1r,
was resumed undor new and peculiar c1adi-
nons Between the white, of Texas and NoH
Mexico and the Comanchn aud Apaches
WIZ never entirely ceased for thirty years:
bat further north war was still the excep-
tmal state. The great wW Hifh the Nava-
jos began in 1871 aud was only ended ia
1871 bv the destruction Of all thcir crops and
herds of sheep-the Zunis aul Ut.s assisting
the Americans BY war and starvation the
Navajoss were reduced one-thirl in numbers.
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shoe magnet between the four poles OF
which, y $. issusponded bobbin, or bobbins,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-25
Judiciary Committee Hearings,

No'ice is hereby given that hearing will be had
before the Judiciary Committee, Tuesday. Jan %,
at go T.. VI upon the question of AbolishinR I'm
prisonment for Debt.
Also at the same time and place, upon the question
of Exemptng Wages from Tru tee Process.
All parties in. crested will govern themselves &C
cordingly.
Public notice Is hereby gwen that hearing will
be had In the rooms of the Judiciary Committee,
Jan &C. at go +. NJ. upon bill to provide Tor vot
ing by proxy. All persons Interested are requested
to govern themselves accordingly.
Public notice is hereby given that hearing will
be had upon the petition of he Bucksport Water
Company in the rooms of the Judiciary Committee,
Jan. "a at 80 r. VI. Al parties Interested are re-
quest,d to govern themselves accordingly.
No'ic" Is hereby given that a hearing will be had
before the Judiciary COMMITTEE, in their room at
the state House. on the afternoon OF January &1th.
2.30 O'Clock, upon petition Tor charter to the
Skowhegan Water Company.
Notice is hereby given thar hearing will be had
upon the petition for constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women. before the Judiciary
Committee in Representatives Hall, February, fth,
at Z. NJ.
AupArties Interested are invited to govern them
selves accordingly.
Notice is hereby given that Il hearing will be had
before the .Judic ry Committee, Wednesday after
noon February ~, at 30 o'clock upon petition for
IA village charter in tn town OF Caribou. All par
ties interested will govern themselves accordingly.
ANDREW Z. WISwELL. Sec Judiciary Com.
AuVusta. Jan. Is, 1881